Yancey Family Revolutionary War Patriots
as extracted from
D.A.R. Application Records


Patriot: Austin Yancey of North Carolina

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Applicant: Harriett Martha (Kelley) France
National Number: 219768
Date: December 1925
Chapter: Omaha, Nebraska
Descendant of: Austin Yancey of North Carolina
Ancestor's Sevice: Private
Sources Cited: Pension Record, History of RLDS Church
Line of Descent:
1 - Harriett Martha (Kelley) France
2 - William Henry Kelley
3 - Richard Yancey Kelley
4 - Nancy (Yancey) Kelley
5 - Austin Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY )

Applicant: Belle Kelley Anderson
National Number: 219767
Date: 1925 ?
Chapter: Omaha, Nebraska ?
Descendant of: Austin Yancey of North Carolina
Ancestor's Sevice: Private
Sources Cited: Pension Record, History of RLDS Church
Line of Descent:
1 - Belle (Kelley) Anderson
2 - William Henry Kelley
3 - Richard Yancey Kelley
4 - Nancy (Yancey) Kelley
5 - Austin Yancey


Patriot: Charles Yancey of Louisa Co., VA

Applicant: Amelia Morgan Emory Massey
National Number: 509167
Date: March 1965
Chapter: Charlottesville, Virginia
Descendant of: Charles Yancey of Louisa Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Member of Louisa Co., VA Militia
Sources Cited: The Crawford Family
Line of Descent:
1 - Amelia Morgan (Emory) Massey
2 - Emma Elizabeth (Crawford) Emory
3 - William Hurt Crawford
4 - Charles Yancey Crawford
5 - Rhoda (Yancey) Crawford
6 - Charles Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY - RCKA)

Applicant: Katherine Pendleton Haddow
National Number: 45204
Descendant of: Charles Yancey of Louisa Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Committee of Safety
Line of Descent:
1 - Katherine Pendleton Haddow
2 - Huntington King Pendleton
3 - William Kimbrough Pendleton
4 - Unity Yancey (Kimbrough) Pendleton
5 - Elizabeth (Yancey) Kimbrough
6 - Charles Yancey

Applicant: Mary Stuart Gooch
National Number: 61619
Descendant of: Charles Yancey of Louisa Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Committee of Safety
Line of Descent:
1 - Mary Stuart Gooch
2 - Ella (Kimbrough) Anderson
3 - Charles Y. Kimbrough
4 - Elizabeth (Yancey) Kimbrough
5 - Charles Yancey


Patriot: James Yancey of South Carolina

Applicant: Dorothy Yancey Herndon
National Number: 449170
Date: Jan 1957
Chapter: North Miami Beach, Florida
Descendant of: James Yancey of South Carolina
Ancestor's Sevice: Corporal in Gen Greene's Forces
Sources Cited: Life & Times of William Lowndes Yancey
Line of Descent:
1 - Dorothy (Yancey) Herndon
2 - Goodloe Dupree Yancey
3 - Benjamin Cunningham Yancey
4 - William Lowndes Yancey
5 - Benjamin C. Yancey
6 - James William Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY )

Applicant: Virginia Caroline Yancey Besson
National Number: 43194
Descendant of: James Yancey of South Carolina
Ancestor's Sevice: Corporal in Gen Greene's Forces
Line of Descent:
1 - Virginia Caroline (Yancey) Besson
2 - William Earle Yancey
3 - William Lowndes Yancey
4 - Benjamin C. Yancey
5 - James Yancey

Applicant: Sarah (Lesley) Martin
National Number: 102120
Descendant of: James Yancey of South Carolina
Ancestor's Sevice: Corporal in Gen Greene's Forces
Line of Descent:
1 - Sarah (Lesley) Martin
2 - Dalton Huger Yancey
3 - William Lowndes Yancey
4 - Benjamin C. Yancey
5 - James Yancey


Patriot: Jeremiah Yancey of Albemarle Co. VA


Patriot: John Yancey of Mecklenburg Co., VA

Applicant: Pattie Yancey Wilson
National Number: 290962
Date: March 1935
Chapter: Lake City, Florida
Descendant of: John Yancey, of Mecklenburg Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Served as Quatermaster in the 10th Va Regiment
Sources Cited: Va Hist. Magazine Vol 23
Line of Descent:
1 - Patsy (Yancey) Wilson
2 - James Horace Yancey
3 - Thomas Yancey
4 - John Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY )
Note: The validity of the service of this particular John Yancey (of Mecklenburg Co., VA) seems very doubtful.


Patriot: Layton (William Layton) Yancey of Rockingham Co., VA

Applicant: Mary Ann (Yancey) Sipe
National Number: 635387
Date: January 1979
Chapter: Newport News, Virginia
Descendant of: (William) Layton Yancey
Ancestor's Sevice: Served in 1st Reg. of Light Dragoons
Sources Cited: Ancestors & Descendants of Capt. William L.Yancey
Line of Descent:
1 - Mary Ann (Yancey) Sipe
2 - Burbridge Scott Yancey
3 - Daniel Burbridge Yancey
4 - Charles Albert Yancey
5 - William Burbridge Yancey
6 - William Layton Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY - RCKA)

Applicant: Minnie Harrison Strayer
National Number: 38749
Descendant of: Layton Yancey Of Rockingham Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Served in Continental Dragoons
Line of Descent:
1 - Minnie Harrison Strayer
2 - Fannie (Rodes) Strayer
3 - Clarissa (Yancey) Rodes
4 - Layton Yancey

Applicant: Rita Crew Winfield
National Number: 9886
Descendant of: Layton Yancey Of Rockingham Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Served in Continental Dragoons
Line of Descent:
1 - Rita Crew Winfield
2 - Fannie (Rodes) Strayer
3 - Clarissa (Yancey) Rodes
4 - Layton Yancey

Applicant: Bettie Conrad Logan
National Number: 9889
Descendant of: Layton Yancey Of Rockingham Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Served in Continental Dragoons
Line of Descent:
1 - Bettie (Conrad) Logan
2 - Diana Smith (Yancey) Conrad
3 - William Burbridge Yancey
4 - Layton Yancey

Applicant: Fannie Kyle Jones
National Number: 9895
Descendant of: Layton Yancey Of Rockingham Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Served in Continental Dragoons
Line of Descent:
1 - Fannie Kyle Jones
2 - Diana Smith (Yancey) Conrad
3 - William Burbridge Yancey
4 - Layton Yancey

Applicant: Lottie Page Yancey
National Number: 18216
Descendant of: Layton Yancey Of Rockingham Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Served in Continental Dragoons
Line of Descent:
1 - Lottie Page Yancey
2 - Charles A. Yancey
3 - William Burbridge Yancey
4 - Layton Yancey

Applicant: Louise Rebecca Sipe Willis
National Number: 40719
Descendant of: Layton Yancey Of Rockingham Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Served in Continental Dragoons
Line of Descent:
1 - Louise Rebecca (Sipe) Willis
2 - Mary Rebecca (Yancey) Sipe
3 - Thomas Lewis Yancey
4 - William Burbridge Yancey
5 - Layton Yancey

Applicant: Bessie S. Houck
National Number: 56759
Descendant of: Layton Yancey Of Rockingham Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Served in Continental Dragoons
Line of Descent:
1 - Bessie (Summerson) Houck
2 - Fannie (Shaver) Summerson
3 - Sarah Frances (Yancey) Shaver
4 - Layton Yancey Jr.
5 - Layton Yancey Sr.

Applicant: Adeline Virginia Rodes
National Number: 102010
Descendant of: Layton Yancey Of Rockingham Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Served in Continental Dragoons
Line of Descent:
1 - Adeline Virginia Rodes
2 - Thomas Layton Rodes
3 - Elizabeth Clarissa (Yancey) Rodes
4 - Layton Yancey


Patriot: Lewis Yancey of Granville Co., VA

Applicant: Tempe Boddie Hill Carraway
National Number: 129796
Date: Oct 1926
Chapter: Ashville, North Carolina
Descendant of: Louis [Lewis] Yancey of Granville Co., NC
Ancestor's Sevice: Oath of Allegiance in Granville Co., NC 1778
Sources Cited: NC Colonial Records
Line of Descent:
1 - Tempe Boddie Hill Carraway
2 - Mary Graves (Yancey) Carraway
3 - John Green Yancey
4 - Henry Yancey
5 - Louis Yancey - (D.A.R. Patriot)
6 - James Yancey
7 - Charles Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY )


Patriot: Lewis Davis Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA

Applicant: Frances Eloise (Clark) Argo Klingman
National Number: 579228-A666
Date: Feb 1986
Chapter: Albequerque, New Mexico
Descendant of: Lewis Davis Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Provided Beef for the army
Sources Cited: Public Service Claims
Line of Descent:
1 - Frances Eloise (Clark) Argo Klingman
2 - Pearl May (Payne) Clark
3 - Eudora Rosanna (Foreman) Payne
4 - William Orville Foreman
5 - Rosanna (Nall) Foreman
6 - Winifred (Yancey) Nall
7 - Lewis Davis Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY )

Applicant:  Name withheld - living.
Date:  Feb 2007
Descendant of:
Lewis Davis Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Provided Beef for the army
1 - Name withheld
2 - Billie E. Alverson
3 - Jeff Baswell Alverson
4 - Sara Nichols (Alverson)
5 - Eveline Wester (Nichols)
6 - Elizabeth Yancey (Wester)
7 - Lewis Davis Yancey [D.A.R. Patriot]
8 - Philemon Yancey Sr [D.A.R. Patriot]
9 - Lewis Davis Yancey Sr [D.A.R. Patriot]

 


Patriot: Lewis Davis Yancey of Jasper Co., GA


Patriot: Mary Yancey of Mecklenburg Co., VA

Applicant: Joyce Linda Dilbeck McKinney
National Number: 675798
Date: June 1983
Chapter: Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
Descendant of: Mary Yancey of Mecklenburg Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Furnished 1650 cwt of Beef to Continental Army
Sources Cited: Rev. War Records of Mecklenburg Co., VA by Elliott p 156; Order Book, P C May 1782, Mecklenburg Co, VA, Vol 5 p 145-146
Line of Descent:
1 - Joyce (Dilbeck) McKinney
2 - Viva Emily (SummerHill) Dilbeck
3 - Joe Irene (Dollarhide) Summerhill
4 - Virginia Bogard (Williamson) Dollarhide
5 - Thomas Williamson
6 - Mary (Yancey) Williamson
7 - Robert Yancey
8 - Mary (Bolling?) Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY)

Applicant: Frances Ruth Sibole Davis
National Number: 573637-503
Date: Nov. 1974
Chapter: Richmond, California
Descendant of: Mary Yancey of Mecklenburg Co, VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Furnished Beef to Continental Army
Sources Cited: ????
Line of Descent:
Copy:
(Copy of Original in possession of DJY [poor quality] )


Patriot: Philemon Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA - See Also Lewis Davis Yancey Sr.

Applicant: Alice Ludwick Graves
National Number: 64675
Date: March 1922
Chapter: Jefferson City, Missouri
Descendant of: Philemon Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Private in the Virginia Militia
Sources Cited: Pension Record, Green's History of Culpeper Co, VA
Line of Descent:
1 - Alice M. (Ludwick) Graves
2 - Mary Elizabeth (Fletcher) Ludwick
3 - Philadelphia (Menefee) Fletcher
4 - Mary Elizabeth (Yancey) Menefee
5 - Philemon Yancey Jr.
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY )


Patriot: Robert Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA*

*Note: DJY - It has been discovered that this information is in error. Robert Yancey who was the father of Leighton Yancey was not the same Captain Robert Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA who indeed did serve in the Revolutionary War.

Applicant: Ann Rozzell Yancey
National Number: 99199
Descendant of: Robert Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Captain
Line of Descent:
1 - Ann Rozzell Yancey
2 - Charles Yancey
3 - Charles Yancey
4 - Leighton Yancey
5 - Robert Yancey

Applicant: Mabel Margaret Yancey
National Number: 99200
Descendant of: Robert Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Captain
Line of Descent:
1 - Mabel Margaret Yancey
2 - Charles Yancey
3 - Charles Yancey
4 - Leighton Yancey
5 - Robert Yancey

Applicant: Mildred Ethel Yancey
National Number: 99201
Descendant of: Robert Yancey of Culpeper Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Captain
Line of Descent:
1 - Mildred Ethel Yancey
2 - Charles Yancey
3 - Charles Yancey
4 - Leighton Yancey
5 - Robert Yancey


Patriot: Thornton Yancey of Granville Co., VA

Applicant: Tincie Yarborough Crouch
National Number: 317023?
Date: ????
Chapter: Person Co., NC
Descendant of: Thornton Yancey of Granville Co., NC
Ancestor's Sevice: Officer of Revolutionary War
Sources Cited: ????
Line of Descent:
1 - Tincie Yarborough Crouch
2 - Dora (Yancey) Yarborough
3 - James Thornton Yancey
4 - Tinsley Allen Yancey
5 - Tryon Yancey
6 - Thornton Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY )


Patriot: Zachariah Yancey of Mecklenburg Co., VA

Applicant: Katherine Blackwell Elliott
National Number: 404704
Date: July, 1960
Chapter: South Hill, Virginia
Descendant of: Zachariah Yancey, of Mecklenburg Co., VA
Ancestor's Sevice: Surveyor for Mecklenburg Co., Virginia
Sources Cited: Mecklenburg Co., Order Book 5 page 80
Line of Descent:
1 - Katherine (Blackwell) Elliott
2 - Nancy Patton (Yancey) Blackwell
3 - Edward Bozeman Yancey
4 - William Lewis Yancey
5 - Zachariah Yancey
Copy: (Copy of Original in possession of DJY )